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Tuskegee

· power -37.8 · #402
Our numberJKST -35.0 no book has priced this game

Jackson State

· 2-0 · power -6.7 · #259
Our side
MoneylineJKST to win ours 97%
Projected score 13–48 TUSK – JKST
2026-09-19 · 7:00 PM Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium · Jackson, MS Preseason estimate

The books

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Series Jackson State and Tuskegee split 2 (1–1) · 2 meetings since 2017
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Jackson State Tigers Run-heavy · 65% run Avg pace

Ranked by team-unit strength (rush & pass offense vs. run & pass defense) across all D1 D1 teams, not by individual players. Identity, tempo and unit strength are measured from the 2025 season.

The evidence 2025 production and power ratings · supporting the number above

Who carried each team in 2025
Tuskegee Golden Tigers
No graded players for this team in 2025.
Jackson State Tigers
K Andrew Ivaniciuc 5 FG · 8 XP · 23 pts #32 K
RB Nate Blount IV 168 rush yds · 2 TD · 2 rec #125 RB
WR Jabari Jones 7 rec · 173 yds · 1 TD #198 WR
WR Nate Rembert 7 rec · 188 yds #325 WR

Top-rated players from last season, ranked within their position across D1. A grade measures what a player produced, and no 2026 game has been played yet — so this is who produced for these programs in 2025, not a claim about who is on the field this year.

Power breakdown
TeamPowerOffDefRank
Tuskegee Golden Tigers -37.8 -17.9 -20.0 #402
Jackson State Tigers -6.7 +0.0 -6.8 #259

Def is higher = better. The projection assumes a 2.4-pt home edge (0 at neutral sites).

Where the number comes from
Tuskegee offense vs Jackson State defense-11.1 pts
Jackson State offense vs Tuskegee defense+20.0 pts

An efficiency adjustment from season-to-date EPA and success rate applies once teams have played enough games; before then it is 0 and the number is the power rating alone.